Baez, 37, and Martinez, 42, allegedly tried to sell the narcotics to a federal informant between Oct. 9 and Oct. 19, according to the indictment, which was filed March 20 in Manhattan federal court.
Baez was indicted on charges of narcotics conspiracy and distribution of narcotics, according to court papers. Instagram @graciela_rose Baez quit the NYPD following a suspension without pay after the feds arrested her in a narcotics sting. Instagram @graciela_rose
Both defendants this week entered not guilty pleas.
Baez, of the Bronx, gave the informant a sample of what she said was “top quality” fentanyl in a Mentos candy container, officials said.
She then told the informant she could sell them a kilo of heroin for $25,000, and 800 grams of fentanyl with pricing to be negotiated later based on the drug’s purity.
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